newbie
from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
newbie
/n[y]oo'bee/, n.
[very common; orig. from British public-school and military slang
variant of `new boy'] A Usenet neophyte. This term surfaced in the
{newsgroup} talk.bizarre but is now in wide use (the combination
"clueless newbie" is especially common). Criteria for being considered
a newbie vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one newsgroup
while remaining a respected regular in another. The label newbie is
sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person who has been around
Usenet for a long time but who carefully hides all evidence of having
a clue. See {B1FF}; see also {gnubie}. Compare {chainik}, {luser}.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
newbie
noob
<jargon> /n[y]oo'bee/ (Sometimes shorted to "noob") Originally
from British public-school and military slang variant of "new
boy", an inexperienced user.
This term surfaced in the newsgroup news:talk.bizarre but
is now in wide use. Criteria for being considered a newbie
vary wildly; a person can be called a newbie in one group
while remaining a respected regular in another. The label
"newbie" is sometimes applied as a serious insult to a person
who has been around for a long time but who carefully hides
all evidence of having a clue.
See {BIFF}.
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